Thank you, Mr. Roland. Registries and court services, not previously authorized, $422,000.
Debates of Oct. 22nd, 2004
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Agreed. Community justice and corrections, not previously authorized, $145,000.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Agreed. Thank you. Total department, not previously authorized, $567,000.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Thank you. Moving on to page 12, NWT Housing Corporation, operations expenditures, NWT Housing Corporation, not previously authorized, $324,000. Ms. Lee.
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Sandy Lee Range Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. The information we have says to us that this is to provide funding for the purchase of property in Wha Ti and Rae-Edzo pursuant to the employee house purchase plan. I am afraid I don't understand what this money is going toward. Is the government buying the units for the employees? May I have more elaboration on this? Thank you.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. We are purchasing the units back from our employees. This is the tail-end of a program that was in place by the government where we tried to encourage employees to buy units in communities. If they were transferred or left their positions, then we would buy back the houses. The residual number of units were transferred over to the Housing Corporation when the program shut down. These are a number of the last units. I don't have the actual number. There are not many left, but this is fulfilling our end of those agreements. Thank you.
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Sandy Lee Range Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. Just to be clear, I just want to make sure. I would like to have confirmation from the Minister that this doesn't have anything to do with the 22 mobile homes we bought to encourage the markets in communities so that employees who come up north to work could have places where they pay their own rent. I just want confirmation that this doesn't have anything to do with that program. Thank you.
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Kevin A. Menicoche Nahendeh
Thank you, Madam Chair. The Minister indicated that it was the tail-end of this Employee Home Purchase Program. I thought it ended two years ago. Can the Minister comment on that?
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. The Member is right. The program ceased, but there were still a number of people who were part of the original program. They were grandfathered. This program is no longer available. It was just those that were left on the list when the program shut down. Thank you.
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Kevin A. Menicoche Nahendeh
Thank you, Madam Chair. This obviously urges the next question. How many more employees out there are grandfathered? How many more houses would we have to buy back? Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. I don't have the actual figures left on that. We can't provide that information as to the number who were grandfathered. Thank you.
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Kevin A. Menicoche Nahendeh
Thank you, Madam Chair. I understand a little about the program. We pay fair market value for these units. Are these indicated as fair market value for these units that we are purchasing from the employees? What has been going on in the past, too, is that employees give the government a high rate knowing that it is going to be reduced. To me, it seems kind of high. Maybe the Minister can comment on that.
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